tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post1219412036145943617..comments2024-02-20T09:54:37.105-06:00Comments on Talking About Ritual Magick: The Secret History of the World - Book ReviewFrater.Barrabbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-12282296849713229782010-11-29T21:20:42.838-06:002010-11-29T21:20:42.838-06:00I have this book and I cycle between reading it an...I have this book and I cycle between reading it and giving it the side eye for a few weeks.Produce Standhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615842649489652842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-46824498813223240632010-11-29T01:53:42.559-06:002010-11-29T01:53:42.559-06:00"The rest of the book was a trial and a privi..."The rest of the book was a trial and a privilege to read."<br /><br />You have no idea how refreshing that simple sentence is to read. I see too many people who read an idea and take it as gospel, or reject it completely because it doesn't readily and easily fit into their current worldview. To allow yourself to be challenged is truly a gift in today's world.<br /><br />I look forward to reading the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009778570667265968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-44957132917133826502010-11-28T07:03:13.827-06:002010-11-28T07:03:13.827-06:00I have but one question. Why are even hermeticists...I have but one question. Why are even hermeticists so sure of the official version of history when we do not even know who killed JFK and that was only about 50 years ago? History has been marred, as has most pseudo-scientific pursuits by official, self-serving, tenure-preserving accounts that do more to enforce political and economic models than they do to pursue truth. <br />I do not deny that this book challenges preconceptions. But I do challenge the idea that we know much about history at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com